US20200046024A1

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Publication number: US20200046024A1
Application number: US16/343,081
Authority: US
Inventors: Zhiping CHEN
Original assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Ltd
Priority date: 2016-10-26
Filing date: 2016-10-26
Publication date: 2020-02-13
Also published as: CN106686997B; WO2018076197A1; CN106686997A

Abstract

An electronic cigarette, an atomizer core of which comprising a main body portion and a mouthpiece portion, the main body portion being provided therein with a liquid storage chamber and an airflow channel that are separated from each other, the main body portion being configured to be located in a receiving chamber of a housing; the mouthpiece portion is slidably connected to the main body portion, at least a portion of the mouthpiece portion being located outside the receiving chamber; a suction hole is provided on the mouthpiece portion, and is in communication with the airflow channel when the mouthpiece portion is located in a first position relative to the main body portion.

Description

TECHNICAL FILED

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of smoking devices, and more particularly, to an electronic cigarette, an atomizing core and an atomizer thereof.

BACKGROUND

Electronic cigarettes are also known as virtual cigarettes and electronic atomizers. Electronic cigarettes have a similar appearance and taste to cigarettes, but generally do not contain harmful components such as tar and suspended particles in cigarettes.

Electronic cigarettes generally include an atomizer storing e-liquid and a battery assembly, and many electronic cigarettes use a refillable atomizer to which the e-liquid can be injected when exhausted. However, in use of the conventional refillable atomizer, a liquid storage chamber is easily opened due to misoperation, resulting in liquid leakage.

SUMMARY

Accordingly, in view of the aforementioned problems, it is necessary to provide an electronic cigarette, an atomizing core, and an atomizer thereof, which are capable of avoiding opening of a liquid storage chamber due to misoperation.

An atomizing core of an electronic cigarette configured to be connected to a housing of the electronic cigarette is provided, which includes:

a main body portion provided with a liquid storage chamber and an air flow passage that are separated from each other therein, the main body portion being disposed in a receiving chamber of the housing; and

a mouthpiece portion slidably connected to the main body portion. At least a portion of the mouthpiece portion is located outside the receiving chamber. The mouthpiece portion is provided with a suction hole, when the mouthpiece portion is located at a first position relative to the main body portion, the suction hole is in communication with the air flow passage. When the mouthpiece portion slides from the first position to a second position, a liquid injection position of the main body portion is exposed. The mouthpiece portion is provided with a stopper, when the mouthpiece portion is located at the first position relative to the main body portion and the main body portion is located in the receiving chamber, at least a portion of the stopper is located in the receiving chamber and the stopper abuts against the housing.

An atomizer of an electronic cigarette is also provided, which includes:

the atomizing core; and

a housing provided with a receiving chamber therein, the main body portion is located inside the receiving chamber, and at least a portion of the mouthpiece portion is located outside the receiving chamber. When the mouthpiece portion is located at the first position relative to the main body portion and the main body portion is located in the receiving chamber, at least a portion of the stopper is located in the receiving chamber and the stopper abuts against the housing.

An electronic cigarette is further provided, which includes:

the atomizer; and

a battery assembly located in the receiving chamber and electrically coupled to the atomizing core.

In the aforementioned electronic cigarette, the atomizing core, and the atomizer thereof, when the atomizing core is mounted on the housing for use, the stopper can be blocked by the housing so that the mouthpiece portion cannot slide relative to the main body portion, thereby ensuring that the liquid storage chamber cannot be opened due to misoperation in use, and avoiding liquid leakage.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

To illustrate the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present disclosure or in the prior art more clearly, the accompanying drawings for describing the embodiments or the prior art are introduced briefly in the following. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and persons of ordinary skill in the art can derive other drawings from the accompanying drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a disassembled state of the electronic cigarette ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic cigarette shown of FIG.1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of an atomizing core in the electronic cigarette ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the atomizing core in the electronic cigarette ofFIG. 1 as viewed from another angle;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a mouthpiece portion of the atomizing core in the electronic cigarette ofFIG. 1 located in a first position;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the mouthpiece portion of the atomizing core in the electronic cigarette ofFIG. 1 located in a second position;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the mouthpiece portion in the electronic cigarette ofFIG. 1; and

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a circuit board in the electronic cigarette ofFIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

For the convenience of understanding the present disclosure, an electronic cigarette, an atomizing core, and an atomizer thereof will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the electronic cigarette, the atomizing core, and the atomizer thereof are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The electronic cigarette, the atomizing core, and the atomizer thereof may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that the disclosure of the electronic cigarette, the atomizing core, and the atomizer thereof will be thorough and complete.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of the electronic cigarette, the atomizing core, and the atomizer thereof are for the purpose of describing the specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring toFIGS. 1 to 3, anelectronic cigarette10 according to an embodiment includes anatomizer11 and abattery assembly12. Theatomizer11 includes an atomizingcore100 and ahousing300. An interior of thehousing300 is provided with a receiving chamber310, and thebattery assembly12 is disposed in the receiving chamber310 and is electrically coupled to the atomizingcore100 to supply power to the atomizingcore100.

In a use state of theelectronic cigarette10, themain body portion110 is located inside the receiving chamber310 and at least a portion of themouthpiece portion150 is located outside the receiving chamber310. With further reference toFIG. 2, in an embodiment, thehousing300 is further provided with a mountingopening330 which is located at one end of the receiving chamber310, and themain body portion110 extends into the receiving chamber310 through the mountingopening330 and is detachably connected to thehousing300.

With further reference toFIGS. 3 and 5, in an embodiment, themouthpiece portion150 is provided with astopper154. When themouthpiece portion150 is located at the first position relative to themain body portion110 and themain body portion110 is located inside the receiving chamber310, at least a portion of thestopper154 is located inside the receiving chamber310 and thestopper154 abuts against an inner wall of thehousing300 at the mountingopening330. In other embodiments, thestopper154 can also abut against other positions of thehousing300, as long as thestopper154 can be prevented from moving. Therefore, when theatomizing core100 is mounted on thehousing300 for use, thestopper154 can be blocked by thehousing300, and themouthpiece portion150 cannot slide relative to themain body portion110, thereby ensuring that theliquid storage chamber112 cannot be opened due to misoperation during use, avoiding liquid leakage. In addition, in an embodiment, themain body portion110 is provided with anaccommodating groove116 for accommodating thestopper154 at an edge of themain body portion110. When themouthpiece portion150 is located at the first position relative to themain body portion110, thestopper154 can be located inside theaccommodating groove116.

With further reference toFIGS. 2, 6, and 7, in one of the embodiments, themouthpiece portion150 is provided with anarc surface156 for pushing themouthpiece portion150 to slide relative to themain body portion110. When a finger pushes themouthpiece portion150 to slide, since the acting surface is thearc surface156, it is necessary to simultaneously provide a downward force to themouthpiece portion150 when pushed by the finger, thereby ensuring that the firstceramic sealing member130 and the secondceramic sealing member170 are in close contact with each other during the opening of theliquid injection hole132, preventing themouthpiece portion150 from being inclined due to the pushing force, thereby further avoiding the liquid leakage in the long-term. In one embodiment, thearc surface156 is concave toward an interior of themouthpiece portion150. Specifically, themouthpiece portion150 is further provided with atop surface158 and fourside surfaces159, and an opening of thesuction hole152 is located on thetop surface158, and the fourside surfaces159 are sequentially connected and are perpendicular to thetop surface158. Thetop surface158 and three of the side surfaces159 are connected by thearc surface156. In one embodiment, a shape of thearc surface156 is adapted to a shape of the lips and is more comfortable to use.

Since thearc surface156 is provided, a position at which thesuction hole152 is disposed is eccentrically disposed with respect to themouthpiece portion150. In an embodiment, theair flow passage114 may be located at one side of theliquid storage chamber112 to facilitate corresponding communication with thesuction hole152. In a further embodiment, theair flow passage114 and thesuction hole152 may both have a flat cross-section so as to utilize space effectively and increase the ventilation area.

With further reference toFIGS. 5 and 6, in an embodiment, the firstceramic sealing member130 is further provided with afirst vent hole134 which is in communication with theair flow passage114. The secondceramic sealing member170 is provided with asecond vent hole172 which is in communication with thesuction hole152. A position of thefirst vent hole134 corresponds to a position of thesecond vent hole172. When the mouthpiece is located at the first position, thefirst vent hole134 is in communication with thesecond vent hole172. The firstceramic sealing member130 and the secondceramic sealing member170 cover a larger area, which can improve the safety of the sliding and the stability of the sealing connection.

In addition, in an embodiment, themain body portion110 is provided with a first mountinggroove118, and the firstceramic sealing member130 and the firstelastic member192 are both located in the first mountinggroove118. Themouthpiece portion150 is provided with asecond mounting groove162, and the secondceramic sealing member170 and the secondelastic member194 are both located in the second mountinggroove162. Thefirst mounting groove118 and the second mountinggroove162 are provided to enable the firstceramic sealing member130 and the firstelastic member192 to be firmly connected to themain body portion110, and to enable the secondceramic sealing member170 and the secondelastic member194 to be firmly connected to themouthpiece portion150.

With further reference toFIGS. 4 and 8, in one of the embodiments, themain body portion110 is provided with aslider119, and themouthpiece portion150 is provided with a slidinggroove164. Theslider119 is located in the slidinggroove164 and is slidably connected to themouthpiece portion150. Two groups of thesliders119 and the slidinggrooves164 may be provided, which are located on both sides of the firstceramic sealing member130 and the secondceramic sealing member170, respectively, to improve the stability of the sliding. In addition, in one embodiment, one side of theslider119 is provided with ahook portion122, and a side wall of the slidinggroove164 is provided with a latchinggroove166. Thehook portion122 is located in the latchinggroove166. When theslider119 slides in the slidinggroove164, thehook portion122 slides in the latchinggroove166, so that themouthpiece portion150 and themain body portion110 can be maintained in a connection state.

With further reference toFIG. 3, themain body portion110 includes ahousing body124, anatomizing element126, and acircuit board128 configured to be electrically coupled to abattery assembly12. Themouthpiece portion150 is located at one end of thehousing body124, and theliquid storage chamber112 and theair flow passage114 are both formed in thehousing body124. Thehousing body124 is further provided with an atomizing chamber therein. Theatomizing element126 is located within the atomizing chamber and is electrically coupled to thecircuit board128. With further reference toFIGS. 5 and 9, the other end of thehousing body124 is provided with an opening, thecircuit board128 is located in thehousing body124 and covers the opening of thehousing body124. Thecircuit board128 is provided with anair inlet hole129. By providing theair inlet hole129 on thecircuit board128 for air intake, the structure is simple and is convenient for processing.

With further reference toFIGS. 1 and 2, in an embodiment, in order to observe the amount of e-liquid in theliquid storage chamber112, at least a portion of a side wall of theliquid storage chamber112 needs to be configured to be transparent or translucent, and thehousing body124 is provided with awindow350 for observing the amount of the e-liquid in theliquid storage chamber112.

In addition, in an embodiment, thewindow350 may include a first window and a second window disposed opposite to each other, and the first window and the second window are located at both sides of themain body portion110, respectively. The first window and the second window are both elongated. Extending directions of the first window and the second window coincide with an extending direction of thehousing300. On the one hand, the first window and the second window are transparent opposite to each other, so that the amount of the e-liquid in theliquid storage chamber112 can be clearly observed by the user. On the other hand, theatomizing core100 can be gripped by the user from the first window and the second window with two fingers, respectively, so that theatomizing core100 can be removed from thehousing300 conveniently.

The technical features of the embodiments described above can be arbitrarily combined. In order to make the description succinct, there is no describing of all possible combinations of the various technical features in the foregoing embodiments. It should be noted that there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features which should be considered as the scope of the description.

Although the present disclosure is illustrated and described herein with reference to specific embodiments, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the details shown. It is to be noted that, various modifications may be made in the details within the scope and range of equivalents of the claims and without departing from the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An atomizing core of an electronic cigarette, configured to be connected to a housing of the electronic cigarette, comprising:

a mouthpiece portion slidably connected to the main body portion, wherein at least a portion of the mouthpiece portion is located outside the receiving chamber; the mouthpiece portion is provided with a suction hole, when the mouthpiece portion is located at a first position relative to the main body portion, the suction hole is in communication with the air flow passage; when the mouthpiece portion slides from the first position to a second position, a liquid injection position of the main body portion is exposed; the mouthpiece portion is provided with a stopper, when the mouthpiece portion is located at the first position relative to the main body portion and the main body portion is located in the receiving chamber, at least a portion of the stopper is located in the receiving chamber and the stopper abuts against the housing.

2. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 1, wherein the main body portion is provided with an accommodating groove at an edge thereof for accommodating the stopper.

3. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 1, wherein the mouthpiece portion is provided with an arc surface configured to push the mouthpiece portion to slide relative to the main body portion.

4. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 3, wherein a shape of the arc surface is adapted to a shape of lips.

5. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 3, wherein the mouthpiece portion is further provided with a top surface and four side surfaces, an opening of the suction hole is located on the top surface, the four side surfaces are sequentially connected and are perpendicular to the top surface; the top surface and three of the side surfaces are connected by the arc surface.

6. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 3, wherein the air flow passage is located at one side of the liquid storage chamber, the air flow passage has a flat cross-section, and the suction hole has a flat cross-section.

7. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 1, further comprising:

a first ceramic sealing member disposed on the main body portion and provided with a liquid injection hole, wherein a position of the liquid injection hole corresponds to the liquid injection position of the main body portion, and the liquid injection hole is in communication with the liquid storage chamber;

a second ceramic sealing member disposed on the mouthpiece portion, wherein a side surface of the second ceramic sealing member slidably abuts against a side surface of the first ceramic sealing member; the second ceramic sealing member covers the liquid injection hole when the mouthpiece portion is located at the first position, and the liquid injection hole is exposed when the mouthpiece portion slides from the first position to the second position; and

an elastic member disposed between the first ceramic sealing member and the main body portion and/or between the second ceramic sealing member and the mouthpiece portion, wherein the elastic member presses the first ceramic sealing member and the second ceramic sealing member against each other.

8. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 7, wherein the first ceramic sealing member is further provided with a first vent hole being in communication with the air flow passage; the second ceramic sealing member is provided with a second vent hole being in communication with the suction hole;

a position of the first vent hole corresponds to a position of the second vent hole; when the mouthpiece portion is located at the first position, the first vent hole is in communication with the second vent hole.

9. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 7, wherein the elastic member is made of an elastic rubber.

10. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 9, wherein the elastic rubber is an elastic silicone.

11. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 9, wherein the elastic member comprises a first elastic member and a second elastic member;

wherein the first elastic member is located between the first ceramic sealing member and the main body portion, and the first elastic member covers a side surface of the first ceramic sealing member opposite to the side surface slidably abutting against the second ceramic sealing member;

the second elastic member is located between the second ceramic sealing member and the main body portion, and the second elastic member covers a side surface of the second ceramic sealing member opposite to the side surface slidably abutting against the first ceramic sealing member.

12. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 9, wherein the main body portion is provided with a first mounting groove, and the first ceramic sealing member and the first elastic member are both located in the first mounting groove;

the mouthpiece portion is provided with a second mounting groove, and the second ceramic sealing member and the second elastic member are both located in the second mounting groove.

13. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 1, wherein the main body portion is provided with a slider, the mouthpiece portion is provided with a sliding groove, and the slider is located in the sliding groove and is slidably connected to the mouthpiece portion.

14. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 13, wherein one side of the slider is provided with a hook portion, and a side wall of the sliding groove is provided with a latching groove, and the hook portion is located in the latching groove, when the slider slides in the sliding groove, the hook portion slides in the latching groove.

15. The atomizing core of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 1, wherein the main body portion comprises a housing body, an atomizing element, and a circuit board configured to be electrically coupled to a battery assembly; the mouthpiece portion is located at one end of the housing body, and the liquid storage chamber and the air flow passage are both formed in the housing body; the housing body is further provided with an atomizing chamber therein; the atomizing element is located in the atomizing chamber and is electrically coupled to the circuit board;

the other end of the housing body is provided with an opening, the circuit board is located in the housing body and covers the opening of the housing body, and the circuit board is provided with an air inlet hole.

16. An atomizer of an electronic cigarette, comprising:

an atomizing core ofclaim 1, and

a housing provided with a receiving chamber therein, the main body portion being located inside the receiving chamber, and at least a portion of the mouthpiece portion being located outside the receiving chamber; wherein when the mouthpiece portion is located at the first position relative to the main body portion and the main body portion is located in the receiving chamber, at least a portion of the stopper is located in the receiving chamber and the stopper abuts against the housing.

17. The atomizer of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 16, wherein the housing is further provided with a mounting opening, the mounting opening is located at one end of the receiving chamber, and the main body portion extends into the receiving chamber through the mounting opening and is detachably connected to the housing; a position where the stopper abuts against the housing is located on an inner wall at the mounting opening.

18. The atomizer of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 16, wherein at least a portion of a side wall of the liquid storage chamber is transparent or translucent, and the housing body is provided with a window for observing the amount of e-liquid in the liquid storage chamber.

19. The atomizer of the electronic cigarette ofclaim 18, wherein the window include a first window and a second window disposed opposite to each other, the first window and the second window are located at both sides of the main body portion, respectively, and the first window and the second window are both elongated, and extending directions of the first window and the second window coincide with an extending direction of the housing.

20. An electronic cigarette comprising:

an atomizer ofclaim 16, and